Recent Articles
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Regulation Compliance Tops Companies’ Security Concerns
Just a few short years ago, the primary security-related concern for most IT executives was how to prevent hackers from infiltrating their companies’ systems. Although that issue still is quite relevant, it’s no longer the top concern of many organizations. Today, that honor goes to how to comply with the increasing number of regulatory and…
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Boston Red Sox: Backstop Your Business
Every inch of grass at the southwest corner of the City of Palms Park in Fort Myers, Fla., lay flat after dozens of hard-core baseball fans had braved a night of sleeping bags and fire ants to snag the few remaining standing-room-only tickets for a spring training contest between the Boston Red Sox and the…
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Novell, IBM and Sun Target Microsoft’s Desktop
The battle for the desktop is not over. At least according to Novell Inc., IBM, Sun Microsystems Inc. and Red Hat Inc., each of which is working on, or has recently shipped, new products that take aim at Microsoft Corp.’s Windows and Office. Novell is concentrating on the enterprise with an offering that will combine…
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Improving WLAN Management
LAS VEGASSmaller wireless-switching companies are challenging incumbent hardware vendors for the attention of users looking to improve the manageability of their WLANs. Cisco Systems Inc. garnered much attention at NetWorld+Interop here this week from prospective customers interested in Cisco’s new wireless blade for its Catalyst 6500 switch, but many other persons took a long look…
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Microsoft Shakes Up Windows with ‘Modular’ Longhorn
Microsoft is promising a slew of new features and functionality for its Windows Longhorn client and server releases. However, the Redmond software vendor recently offered more details on other radical changes on tap for Longhorn, in terms of how the operating system will be built and deployed. Company officials have been talking for more than…
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Avoiding Launch Disasters
We all know that new products and technologies require investments of both cash and overhead with no payback for as long as 12 months. Unfortunately, we also know that most product launches fail. What to do? Well, if you try the following suggestions, you may still have product launch failures, but you should a lot…